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The Narcissist in Your Life Podcast is hosted by Linda Martinez-Lewi, Ph.D., clinical expert on the narcissistic personality, psychotherapist and author. I offer in-depth analysis, strategies and practices for those psychologically and emotionally harmed and abused by toxic, predatory narcissistic personalities through my books: Recovering and Healing After the Narcissist and Freeing Yourself from the Narcissist in Your Life, international telephone consultations and global podcasts. I put the emphasis on helping individuals to access the calming, restorative parts of the parasympathetic body/mind systems that lead to healing, recovery, personal transformation and the evolution of your true, authentic self and your unique creative gifts.

Nov 3, 2019

Shame is an uncomfortable emotion most of us experience. When we are shamed, we feel like we want to disappear. Shame is an intolerable feeling. We are humiliated and feel very small, even non-existent. Children who have been shame by their parent(s) often carry these feelings into adulthood. Deeply ingrained shame can lead to a sense of inadequacy, unworthiness and not have a solid resilient sense of self. 

The narcissistic personality is the opposite. He or she can commit the cruelest acts and say the meanest words to another with the intention of hurting them and feel absolutely no shame or guilt. 

Narcissists are particularly shameful when it comes to personal, intimate relationships, including marriage. 

Narcissists are not good parents. They are too self absorbed, greedy and self entitled to give their attention and care to a small child. Children of narcissistic parents often speak of how they were abandoned, forgotten or never remembered. 

In some instances the narcissistic mother or father chooses one child who is a standout-pretty, handsome, very bright, talented--to be the perfect reflection of themselves. This child has free reign as the likeness of the narcissistic parent. Some of these children become narcissists who grow up to be shameful and shameless, cruel and duplicitous like the narcissistic parent.

Become knowledge in-depth about the narcissistic personality. Practice self care each day: eat nourishing food, hydrate well, move and exercise, get good sleep and rest, do unedited writing, listen to beautiful music. 

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